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Saina Nehwal loses to China's Tai for sixth consecutive time, ousted from Malaysia Open

By Ians English

Shah Alam (Malaysia), Apr 9: Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal lost her sixth consecutive match against Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying to be knocked out of the Malaysia Open Superseries Premier semi-finals here on Saturday.

Tai, 21, defeated 26-year-old Saina 21-19, 21-13 in 34 minutes to set up a final date against Thai fourth seed Ratchanok Intanon at the Malawati Stadium.

Saina Nehwal ousted from Malaysia Open


This was 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina's ninth loss in 13 meetings against her younger nemesis. The Hyderabadi had defeated Tai last time in March 2013.

Up against an wily opponent, a good start would have helped Saina. But it didn't turn out to be the way the 2015 World Championship silver medallist had expected.

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IANS

Story first published: Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 10:12 [IST]
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